Garment-hanger.



A. LEMKE.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLIOATIDN mmm Mums, 191e.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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THENOHRIS PETERS C0.. PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

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AUGUSTLEMKE OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Specification ofletters Patent.

ineaesii Myinvention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to a hanger adapted for use in opera houses, churches,'automobiles or the like.

The invention resides in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will more fully hereinafter appear.

Iiithe drawings,-li`igure 1 iis a perspective view of the device embodying the in-` vention, applied to seats; Fig. 9. is `an end` elevation; Figs. 3 and 4; are sectional views illustrating certain `details of3construction.

In hangers adapted to be attached to `the backs ofyseats in opera houses or the like, it is `very desirable to have the hanger not onlyoccupyas little space as possible, but also to have it so constructed that it `will hold the garment in close proximity to the back of the seat. I have, therefore, provided a devicewvliich lies in close proximity to the seat back, which will `permit the garment to be readily applied thereto.

The hanger comprises a sectionA forming theV support for the garment, anda sectionl B adjustable in relation to the seo tion A and serving as arret-ailier.` `The scction A is herein shown ascomprising an arm C and the section B as formed angle! shaped, providing an outwardly-extending arm D spaced from the arm C and aninwardly-projecting portion E.

F vis a `bracket to which the `arm C is rigidly attached, and journaledl j in this bracket is a bearing Gr to which the pro jection E is attached. The bearing- Cr is normallyheld so that the arm D will be in its outward position oiadjustment by means of a spring 1II.` This bearing is provided with an extension I to whiehl an operating knob .I is attached, the knob serving as a means for rotating` the bearing .against the tension of` the spring to movethe arm D to its i initial position `of adjustment. The bracket F is connected for vertical swinging movement by a pivot o to asupporting member K', which in turn is connected for movement horizontally.. In the drawing the supporting member K is shown as having a pivotal connection K2 with a member K that is rigidly connected with a rod L at the top thereof, said. rodbeing `arranged to extend adjacent the backof the seat.: Preferably the braclcet `is retained in its downspring M having one end secured to the bracket and the other end N slidingly engaging an apertured portion O of the bracket.

As shown in Fie.` 3, the member G is journaled in 'a horizontal, tubular portion l.` of the bracket, which is slotted `at Q to permit movement ofthe projection El, the slot being of suilicient length as to provide stops `It and S respectivelylimitingmovo ment of the projection E in opposite directions. Tlie horizontal portion P is `carried by a downwardly extending part T, and in order to add strciigtlrto the bracket, the part 'l is provided with an arm U which extends outwardly and downwardly there` trom and is secured to the horizontal sec-` `tion I.

In operation, normally the parts are as shown in Fig. l. \Vhen it is desired to eneage the garment withthe arm C, the knob J is grasped and turnedto move the arm D to its initial position of adjustment, and the sections A B are then lifted upward about` the pivot V until the parts are in the position shownV in Fig. `2; thenplaeed in proper positionin relation to the arm C preferably` by` sliding the same in back of and then folding` the same over the arm, and upon releasing the knob J the` springM will` return the bracket tojthe position shown inv Figzjl, while the spring `I-I lwill rotate the bearing G, moving the retaining,sectionto its outward position of adjustment, in which thelatter section serves to press the garment inward or toward the back of the seat.

As will be understood the section B when in operative holding position is adapted to engage the supported garment independently of the supporting section Aand at a point dii'l'erent from the point of engagement of the supportinol section with the garment.

Wlhile I have shown` and described the preferred form of my invention, I donot desire to liinit my protection zto the exact construction showinbut consider the invention to be sufficiently broad to embody various modifications.`

That I claim as my invention is :f-

1. A` garment hanger including a garment j Patented Aug, 4, 191% `Application led March 25, 1913. Serial No. 756,705.

The garment is` ward position of adjust-ment `by means of a 4 ing as a retainerfarotatable bearing carry-r in'gl thereti-ning arm, means'or rotatingfthe bearing, and aibrcketfcarrying said arms.`

3. In a garment hanger, the combination with a'iifa-rnf'for if supporting the garment, a

bfra'ol'ret'towl ch saidari'n'l is connected," a bearinglfi d bracket, rotatablel infrelation tothe mentioned arnnaa second farm' forming aretaiifie'r 'and'molvable around said r'stfimention'ed arin,y said Isecond arm having anflinwardlyextending projection connected tofsaid bearing,"meanfs forfrotating said bearingf and a springftnding 'normallvto hold said bearing yin one position ofy adjustment.

ls'ln a garment hanger, the combination' with :an: armf forming support for the garment, a bracket having ahorizontalportion to which said arm is connected, a bearingjournfafledfin'saidf horizontal portion, a garment'iretainin'g arm having an 'inwardly-'exg tending-'projection connected toE said bearing, asknob for rotatil'igfsaid'bearng, a'spring ter'1"cli'n';l l.tholdtheA bearing in ione positionl of"4 adjustment, a! supportv to which said bracketfisI-connected; and means for yieldably`Qv retaining the bracket in -`its initial posi- 5i" 'garinenthangerincludinga support, a=bracketP-pivotally connected with' said 'sup- -port,`-a"garment suaporting section yand' a retaining seoti'o'rr lcarried by said bracket, said rtainingsectionf :being spaced Vfrom 'said' gar- A mentsupportin'g se'otion"v to Aengage the support;v afbracket" connected to said vsupport for e' `vertical "swinging movement, a garment supporting sectionand a retainnig"section cari ried by'said bracket,l said sections extendingv substantially pa'rz'tlleltwitn'v each* other and one of said sections beingmovable'around' the other' y 91 A garment hangerfin'cluding a' support, a `bracket'#connected to said 'supportffor'verti Ycal swinging movement-,Ia garment support` ing sectionand a retaining.sectionecarried.by saidf bracket', said' retaining. sectionf'being movable vrelative 'to the supporting section yand adapted' to engage the supported garment at a point separatev from th'epointof vyengagement' of the 'supporting 'section' with the garment, and yield'able means normally nlraintaini-ng the bracket inA one position oi adjustment.'

l0. `A garment hanger including a supi` :por't,a bracket connectedto saidsupport fori vertical i swing-mg Amovem`ent,= a1 garment supporting section'l'an'da retaining section "carriedbv'said-bracketg said retaining sec-vv Vported'garment at a pointlseparate from the lpoint of engagement of ithesupportnrg :section with thega-rment,vieldable means `normally maintaining the bracket inl one posi-J rtion of adju'stment,y and meansv `normally vm'fzi-intainingv the retaining section -in `one position' of'adjustment: 'Y

ll.` 'At garment hanger includingj a1 sup*- iporta brac'ketconnected to said support for vertical swinging movement,`` a'garmentsup-` porting section Aand 'a lretai'ning section `car ried b vsaid bracket,'said retaining section extending v substantially parallel with; the supporting section and beingmovable aroundr the said'su'pporting section', means for op- :eratingl the retz'iinin-gv section, and' yieldable' 'means normally'fmaintaining-f said retaining section in one' positionfof'adjustment In testimony whereof I laliX my' signature in presence-of two witne'ssesn AUGUSTv7 LEMKE.

Witnesses: .4

WM:- J Banniere; JAMES BARRY:

Washington# yI) `tion beingmovable relative to'thefsupportingA section'k andadaptedfto# 'engage the vsuploo ' lio 

